Minnie's Molasses Cookies
- Yield:2 dozen cookies
- Time:2 hrs, 20 mins show details
Makes a lot! Half batch good. Recipe from the Adironacks by way of Maine.
Ingredients
- 1½ cupsbutter, melted (3 sticks)
- 1 cupsugar
- 1 cupbrown sugar
- 1½ cupsmolasses
- 2eggs
- 6 cupsflour
- 1 teaspoonginger
- 1 teaspooncloves
- 2 teaspoonssalt
- 4 teaspoonsbaking soda
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Preparation
Mix together melted butter, sugars, molasses, and eggs. Set aside.
In another bowl, mix together the flour, spices, salt, and soda. Stir dry ingredients with wet ingredients. Dough will be soft and sticky.
- 2 hrs
Chill dough for ease in forming the cookies.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Make small balls of dough (2-3 tablespoons each) and roll in a bowl of white sugar to coat.
Place on a cookie sheet. Do not flatten.
- 20 mins
Bake until top is soft and starting to crack, approx. 10-12 minutes.
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